The Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands will meet on Wednesday the 29th of May to discuss the impact of means testing on the social welfare system. The meeting will take place in Committee Room 3 of Leinster House between 09:30-12:30.
The waiting list of people in need of a home carer in Sligo-Leitrim increased by two thirds (66%) between the end of December 2021 and December 2022 according t.
The number of people waiting for home care in Clare increased by a third last year. The latest figures from Home & Community Care Ireland show that Clare had the largest waiting list in the Mid-West. A total of 273 people were in need of a home carer in Clare at the end of […]
As more people live longer, we have to come up with a plan to care for them and others who require home care, says Colm Burke, Fine Gael Spokesperson .